Midoria barbula Y-J. Li, Dai & Jiang 2025, sp. nov.
Year: 2025
Type: other
Abstract: Midoria barbula Y-J. Li, Dai & Jiang, sp. nov. Figs 5, 6 Description. Head, pronotum and scutellum brown, with any dark brown luster (Fig. 5a). Pronotum rectangular, anterior margin convex, lateral margins oblique, slightly divergent posteriorly, posterior margin slightly wavy (Fig. 5a). Scutellum (Fig. 5a) triangular, shorter than pronotum, about as long as median carina of crown. Face brown (Fig. 5c). Forewing with some black spots on veins (Fig. 5a, b). Male pygofer rectangular, with long posterior process from ventral margin (Fig. 6a). Aedeagus shaft compressed, curved dorsally and expanded graduall, with two opposite ventral protrusions near the end (Fig. 6c, d). Style long, anterior portion as long as caudal portion, caudal portion somewhat robust, apex strongly recurved medioventrally (Fig. 6c, d). Connective T-shaped with dorsomedial keel (Fig. 6c, d). Other characteristics are as shown in Fig. 6. Measurement. Length (including tegmen): ♂, 5.5 mm. Hosts. Unknown. Type Material. Holotype ♂, CHINA: Yunnan, Yingjiang, Tongbiguan, 20 July 2002, coll. Li Zizhong (GUGC). Remarks. This species is similar to Midoria curvidentata Sun, Huang & Zhang, but can be distinguished by the body size, the shape of the male pygofer side, the shape of the aedeagal shaft in lateral view and the shape of the aedeagal ventral processes (Fig. 6c, d). Etymology. The species name is derived from the Latin word barbula (little barb), indicating the shape of the aedeagal shaft processes.
Authors: Li, Yu-Jian, Dai, Ren-Huai, Li, Zi-Zhong, Jiang, Li-Na
Institutions: Qufu Normal University, Guizhou University
Language: English
Topic: Hemiptera Insect Studies
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6893298771
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